Toy



MalylO, 1932. RNARD 1,857,976

TOY

Filed DSC. 22, 1930 Illlll IN V EN TOR.

.Zf [Emea TT N Patented May 10, 1932' UNITED STATES PATENT` OFFICE LIONEL I. RIVARD, F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,` ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO LAWRENCE F. DWYER, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT TOY- Application led December 22, 1930. Serial No. 504,035.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in toys and has for its object, among other things, to provide a toy of the moving type that will be fascinating in both its appearance and action, and may be produced at the minimum cost.

To these, and other ends, my invention consists in the toy, having certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims. Y

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several figures;

Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of my improved toy in side elevation;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional plan view thereof; and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view 2U thereof, taken generally upon line 3--3 of Figure 1.

ln the embodiment of the preferred form of my invention as disclosed herein, I provide a box which is substantially rectangular in shape, having side walls 11, end walls 12 and 13, and open at the top and bottom.

The top of the box member may be closed by a closure member 14, which is secured thereto in any preferred manner, the means herein shown being clips 15 integral with the box walls, which project through openings in the closure member and are bent over onto the top thereof. This box member is carried by two carrier members 17, shown 'i' herein as representing Chinese coolies, connected by the cross bars 16.

The legs 18 of these figures are movably connected with the relatively Xed upper portion of the coolies, such as the jacket, and

upon the inside thereof by the pins 19, which travel in slots 20. The association of movable legs, with a coolie or the like, and their relative movement by the sequence friction of the legs upon a surface isold in the art V and therefore not shown or described herein in greater detail. The cross bars 16 project through openings 2l in the end walls 12 of the box and are held from disengagement therefrom by the closure member 14, the inwardly turned edges 22 thereof resting upon they top of the cross bar 16, as shown in F igure 1. The feet of the coolie gures rest upon the surface upon which the toy is placed and thus give the appearance of two human ligures carrying a weight therebetween.

Vithin the box member is a spring motor which may be of any conventional form. As shown, it comprises a spindle 23, having a key 24 on the outer end and wound therearound is a spring 25, one end of which is fixed to the pinion 26, the teeth of which mesh with those of a gear 27 upon a crank shaft 28. This latter gear meshes with pinion 29 liXed on a shaft 30, upon which, near the opposite ends thereof, and inside of the walls 11, are the wheels 35, the periphery of which rests upon the surface upon which the toy is placed. A portion of the end wall 12 is turned inwardly to form the cheeks 31 between which is pivoted a member 32, shaped like the head and shoulders of a dog. Between this latter member and the crank on the shaft 28 is a connecting rod 33.

As the shaft 28 rotates through the action of the spring motor, the member 32 is caused 75 to rock upon the pivot mounting 34 through the connecting rod 33, thus simulating the movement of a dog projecting its head into and out of a kennel. This dogs head is in such close proximity to the carrier at the right of the gure as to give the appearance of attempting to grasp and bite the legs thereof.

In operati-on the motor is wound up through the key 24 and the spring motor causes the same to ymove, on the surface upon which it is placed by reason of the traction of the wheels 30. As the toy is supported by an unyielding support, the wheels 35 in the center, and at its outer ends by the movable supports, the legs 18 of the coolies, in practice, it rocks slightly when in motion upon the wheels 35 due to the shifting of the weight from one foot to the other as the feet of the carrier members successively engage the surfaceV upon which the toy is moving. This results in the weight being thrown onto one of the feet of each of the coolies, which remains stationary in respect thereto and the other foot moves forward. The latter foot then takes the weight and the rear foot is moved forward through the pivotal connection between the legs and the b-ody of the coolie. Thus, the toy has the appearance of being carried by two moving figures, the legs of which move backward and forward very much like those of a human figure. During these operations the head of the dog 32 is moved into and out of the box member and toward and away from the legs of the carrier at the right of the figure.

A tie bar 36 may be provided, if desired to reinforce the wall 12 adjacent to the cheeks 31.

This toy is quite attractive in its appearance and the near resemblance to human figures of the coolies forming part thereof makes the toy extremely fascinating and interesting.

The box member may be utilized also for display purposes.

What I claim as new is 1. A toy having a box member; a carrier member upon each of two sides of the boX member; a bar connecting the carrier members andpassing through the box member; traction wheels supporting the box member; a spring motor Vwithin the box member to rotate the wheels; and an in-and-out member in the form of the head of an animal or the like movably connected with the box member and actuated from said motor.

2. A toy having a box member; a carrier member upon each of two sides of the box member; a bar connecting the carrier members and passing through the box member; traction wheels supporting the box member; a spring motor within the box member to rotate the wheels; a crank shaft actuated by the spring motor; an in-and-out member, in the form of the head of an animal yor the like; movably connected with the box member; and a member between the crank shaft and the in-and-out member, whereby a rocking motion is given to said member from the crank shaft.

3. A toy having a box member with an opening through one wall thereof; an in-andout member in the form of the head of an animal or the like pivotally connected to the box member and Vmovable therethrough; a carrier member upon each of two sides of ox member so positioned that one of said carrier members is in front of said opening; a bar connecting the carrier members and passing through the box member; traction wheels supporting the box member; a spring motor within the box member providing a source of power to rotate said wheels; a crank shaft journaled within the box member and actuated by said motor; and a connecting member between the crank shaft and said in-and-out member, whereby during the rotation of the crank shaft a rocking motion is imparted to the in-and-out member, which is thereby caused to move in a substantially in-and-out path toward and away from the 

